The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 November 1939Vol. X, No. 4

Broadcast

p. 71 · Read in the full issue

Australian Short Wave Broadcast

A NATIONAL Short Wave Programme is broadcast daily from Lyndhurst, near Melbourne, Victoria, for listeners in the Western Pacific. Call signs: Before 10.15 a.m. VLR3; after 12.00 noon VLR.

Wave lengths: Before 10.15 a.m. 25.25 metres; after 12.00 noon 31.32 metres.

Frequencies: Before 10.15 a.m. 11880 Kcs.; after 12.00 noon 9580 Kcs. Power: 2 Kilowatts.

Daily Week Dats

(Subject to Alteration Without Notice.) a.m. 6.30 Market Reports. 6.50 News Bulletin. 7.05 Physical Exercises. 7.15 Music. 7.45 News. 8.00 Music. 9.30 Story. 10.00 Daily Devotional Service. 10.15 Close. 12.00 Time Signal and Broadcast to Schools, p.m, 12.20 Wheat and Grain Report. 12.25 Stock Exchange Reports and London Metal Prices. 12.40 Commentary by "The Watchman.” 12.55 Overseas News. 1.00 Time Signal. 1.30 News. 1.40 Afternoon Musical Programme. 4,15 Overseas News. 5.30 Children’s Session. 6.15 Dinner Music. 7.00 Overseas News. 7.15 News Commentary. 7.45 Talk ("The Watchman” —Tuesdays). 9.30 Overseas News. 10.30 Parliamentary News. 11.00 Music. 11.50 Overseas News. 12.00 Close.

P.M. Every Saturday

1.40 —5.30 Description of current sporting and athletic events, interspersed with music. 12.00 Close.

A.M. Every Sunday

6.45 Music. 6.50 News. 7.00 Music. 8.30 Brass Band Music. 9.00 News. 9,10 Sporting Session. 9.30 "In Quires and Places Where They Sing”. 10.00 Light Ensemble. 10.15 Book Reviews. 10.30 New Releases. 11.00 Divine Service, p.m. 12.15 Operatic Excerpts. 12.55 News Session. 1.00 Luncheon Music. 1.30 Close. 3.00 Re-open—Talk. 3.15 Musical Programme. 6.45 Talk. 7.00 News. 7.15 Talk on "International Affairs”. 9.30 News Service. 10.40 Readings from the Bible. 10.50 Late News. 11.00 Close.

December I To 9

Dec. 1 (Fri.) —8 p.m. National Military Band conducted by Stephen Yorke; 8.30 Jim David son’s A.B.C. Dance Band; 9 Talk; 9.10 Light Ensemble.

Dec. 2 (Sat.) —1.40 p.m. Race Descriptions;

7.45 Music Hall Memories; 8 Mills Bros.; 8.15 Music; 11.15 Recorded Celebrities.

Dec. 3 (Sun.)—7.3o p.m. Play—" St. Joan"; 10.15 Piano Recital by Jascha Spivakovsky.

Dec. 4 (Mon.)' —8 p.m. Radio Serial; 8.30 Songs of the People; 9 Jim Davidson; 9.45 Talk; 10 Band Music; 10.40 Electric Organ.

Dec. 5 (Tues.) —8 p.m. Theatre Street; 9 Harry Bloom’s Band; 9.45 Symphony Hour; 11 A.B.C. Dance Band.

Dec. 0 (Wed.)—l.4o p.m. Ballarat Races; 8 Re quest Items; 8.30 Play; 10 Sydney String Quartet.

Dec. 7 (Thurs.)—l.4o p.m. Ballarat Races & Victorian Tennis Championships; 8 ‘‘Emma & ’Erbert”; 8.30 Concert Hour; 10 Modern Music; 10.40 Jim Davidson’s pandies.

Dec. 8 (Fri.) —8.30 p.m. Jim Davidson & A.B.C. Dance Band; 9 Talk; 9.10 Malvern Mun icipal Band: 9.45 Dance Band & Chorus; 10.15 Austral Harmonists.

Dec. 9 (Sat.) —1.40 p.m. Race & Tennis De scriptions: 7.45 Music Hall Memories; 9.45 Or chestral Concert; 11.30 Celebrity Artists.